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English to English noun
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a device that requires skill for proper use |  | source: wordnet30
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the means whereby some act is accomplished | | Example: my greed was the instrument of my destruction
science has given us new tools to fight disease
source: wordnet30
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a person used by another to gain an end | | source: wordnet30
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(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right | | source: wordnet30
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the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process | | source: wordnet30
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any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds | | source: wordnet30
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That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments. | | source: webster1913 verb
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equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling | | source: wordnet30
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write an instrumental score for | | source: wordnet30
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address a legal document to | | source: wordnet30
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To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra. | | source: webster1913
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